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Our Future Vision

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Our Future Vision

Basic Policy

Around 80% of the students at Nagaoka University of Technology (hereinafter referred to as “NUT”) are those transferred from the main courses of KOSEN (National Institute of technology) to the third year of the university. Since the inception of the university, we have produced human resources who play active roles in industries and research institutions by providing consistent education from the undergraduate courses to the master's programs at the graduate school.

We have anticipated the arrival of the era of globalization since the 1990s and proactively accepted
international students, not only from Europe but also from developing countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, which will be the manufacturing bases of the future. We have been building a network of global technical education through collaborations with core universities in those countries. In the 2010s, we developed practical education for world-leading global engineers based on our network with KOSEN throughout Japan and partner universities abroad through the Top Global University Project. Based on these achievements, as a university that provides leadership in the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), UNESCO certified NUT as a GIGAKU SDG Institute in 2018. The United Nations also appointed us as a hub university for SDG Goal 9, "Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation." Furthermore, in recognition of our activities since then, the United Nations has also requested us to play an active role as a hub university for three further years from June 2021.

Aiming for 2030, we will build a new education and research system that forms the core of the efficient educational transition from KOSEN to NUT, and produce leading engineers equipped with practical and creative abilities for the pursuit of innovations to contribute to the SDGs and the aspiration to realize a sustainable society. At the same time, we will promote advanced research and technological development to achieve the SDGs and connect them to the sustainable development and improvement of the profile of industrial cluster regions in Japan and abroad. We will also seek to reform and improve the efficiency of our institutional and business operations and establish a diverse and stable financial base under the leadership of
the President. Furthermore, we will promote the digitalization of our campus, including the use of information technologies, to make our operations more productive. To achieve the above basic policy, we will systematically promote the following activities related to education, research, social cooperation, globalization, university management (organizational/business management, finance), and the digitalization of our campus.

As mentioned above, we mainly accept students from KOSEN across Japan. As it is an essential mission for us to promote the revitalization of local industries based on our network with KOSEN, we regard the area around the university and the areas around the KOSEN located in industrial cluster regions throughout Japan as "the regions", we refer to those areas “the regions” in "Our Future Vision."

1. Education

The development of human resources with practical skills in information technologies and cross-disciplinary/interdisciplinary knowledge

Action Plan 1

  1. The Introduction of a New Educational Program for the Systematic Study of Interdisciplinary Fields
  2. The Development of High-Quality STEM Human Resources Who Have Practical Skills in Information Technologies
  3.  The Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaborative Education and Research and the Development of Human Resources with Doctoral Degrees Who Can Play Active Roles in Various Fields
  4. Fostering Leaders in Solving Regional Issues and Developing Educational Contents for Working Adults
  5. The Development and Enhancement of an Educational Environment Where No One Will Be Left Behind

2. Research

The promotion of the development of advanced research/technologies and social implementation mainly in the fields of manufacturing and information technologies and the establishment of a research environment that can take advantage of the diversity of researchers.

Action Plan 2

  1. The Enhancement of Technological Development Projects as Practical Research and the Rapid and Effective Delivery of Innovations
  2. The Identification of Long- and Short-term Regional Issues in Cooperation with KOSEN and the Promotion of Joint Research to Find the Solutions
  3. The Enhancement and Expansion of the Roles of Research through Remote and Shared Use of Equipment and the Sharing and Mutual Utilization of Educational Resources
  4. Providing Diverse Career Paths to Support Young Researchers and Developing a Research Environment that Takes Advantage of the Diversity of Researchers

3. Social Cooperation

Social contributions for the sustainable development of regional manufacturing cities

Action Plan 3

  1. The Expansion of Development Bases Including Satellite Campuses in Japan that Form the Core of New Technological Development
  2. The Promotion of Education and Research Collaborations with KOSEN and Educational Collaborations with Elementary and Secondary Schools; the Enhancement of Education and Research Networks that Promote Co-creation with Society
  3. The Identification of Long- and Short-term Regional Issues and the Promotion of Joint Research to Find the Solutions
  4. The Strengthening and Expansion of the Roles of Research through the Remote and Shared Use of Equipment and the Sharing and Mutual Utilization of Educational Resources

  5. Fostering Leaders in Solving Regional Issues and Developing Educational Contents for Working Adults

4. Globalization

The Development of Globalization Built on a Strong Network with Overseas Universities and Industries

Action Plan 4

  1. Improvement of Communication Skills, Including Foreign Language Skills, of Students and Faculty Members
  2. The Development of Practical and Creative Engineers; the Expansion and Enhancement of the Support for International Students to Invite Students from Diverse Countries
  3. The Development of Programs for Overseas Experience Programs and a Model for Education and Research in the Science of Technologies for Next-Generation Strategic Regions
  4. The Promotion of Collaborative Education and Research with Leading Overseas Research Institutes and Businesses

  5. The Promotion of New International Agreements with Overseas Universities and Research Institutions with Excellent Track Recors

5. The Organizational and Administrative Management

The enhancement of organizational and administrative management under the leadership of the President of the university

Action Plan 5

  1. The Establishment and Use of the Stakeholder Advisory Council/Proactive Promotional Activities to Various Stakeholders
  2. The Formulation and Implementation of a Comprehensive Personnel Policy and a Plan to Develop Human Resources Based on a Long-Term Perspective
  3. The Enhancement of the System that Strategically Promotes the Effective Use of Our Facilities and Equipment and the Promotion of Systematic Renovation of Our Facilities

  4.  The Self-Inspection/Assessment of Our Medium-Term Plans, the Publication of the Results, and the Improvement/Revitalization of the Quality of the University Activities

  5. The Development of a System of a Virtuous Cycle to Improve the Quality of Our Education and Research and to Increase the Efficiency of Our Administrative Management

6. Treasury

The diversification of financial resources and the establishment of a stable fiscal base

Action Plan 6

  1. The Diversification of Financial Resources and the Securing of Stable Internal Revenue Sources
  2. The Projects for the Development of Future Financial Resources

7. The Campus Digitalization

The utilization of information technologies in education and research and organizational/administrative management

Action Plan 7

  1. The Promotion of the Diversification of Class Formats in the New Normal and the Strengthening of the Support for Education and Research

  2. The Development of an Environment that Allows Students to Receive On-Campus Lectures Even During Long-Term Off-Campus Internships

  3. The Establishment of the Office for Digital Campus Promotion and the Development of Human Resource for the Project, and the Digitization of the University Operations
  4. The Construction of a System of a Virtuous Circle to Improve the Quality of Our Education and Research and the Efficiency of the University Operations